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[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 70 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You can catch the photons just fine without needing to go absurdly fast. Just put your hand in front of the flashlight beam, and you'll catch lots of them.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago

Physicists hate this one weird trick

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

without needing to go absurdly fast

... I would actually argue that for a human catching anything at c-1m/s is impossible. Except catching death perhaps.

Not going "absurdity" fast is more of a requirement.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You're already going c-1m/s if compared to the right reference frame.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 days ago

You are correct, can't argue with that.